04-29-2013, 04:59 PM
Gosh. I really couldn't recommend leaving any strawberry guava intentionally. It spreads rapidly and becomes tenacious, choking out native plants like Ohia lehua. If you really get a hankering for strawberry guava just scrape some up off the side of the roads before the pigs get them.
But seriously, as far as figuring out what kind of fruit trees to plant you may want to figure out what kind of fruit YOU want to eat/ sell/ and or process. Better yet, what do you like a lot but not want to pay a ton of money to have on a regular basis. If you don't like avocado, don't plant any. If you really like tangerines you might want to plant varieties that produce both earlier and later than what is readily available commercially and at farmers markets in order to extend you season. CTAHR has some great info on crop varieties and pests but their site can become difficult to search. Still worth a look though: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/
Personally, I think your time would be better spent removing invasive species that will cause you trouble and detract from planting and harvesting energies in the future. Once you are actually living here and able to tend to your plants there will be less risk of losing your investment due to neglect.
But seriously, as far as figuring out what kind of fruit trees to plant you may want to figure out what kind of fruit YOU want to eat/ sell/ and or process. Better yet, what do you like a lot but not want to pay a ton of money to have on a regular basis. If you don't like avocado, don't plant any. If you really like tangerines you might want to plant varieties that produce both earlier and later than what is readily available commercially and at farmers markets in order to extend you season. CTAHR has some great info on crop varieties and pests but their site can become difficult to search. Still worth a look though: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/
Personally, I think your time would be better spent removing invasive species that will cause you trouble and detract from planting and harvesting energies in the future. Once you are actually living here and able to tend to your plants there will be less risk of losing your investment due to neglect.